And might we also want to host another of the cycling events organised by Sweetspot, the company which organised the men’s race, which finished on Sunday after triumphantly sweeping to a stage finish in Cheltenham on Sunday?

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It’s clear that Sweetspot were very happy with the way our stage was organised and by the way people came out to support the first ever stage finish in Gloucestershire- packing the town centre despite a biblical rainstorm an hour before the finish.

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And while Cheltenham Borough Council has to properly assess whether hosting the stage helped the town’s profile and economy in the way that it hoped, Councillor Rowena Hay, who was the force behind getting the race here, says that she would like to see it come back again.

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Having hosted the Tour of Britain, Cheltenham may also be in the frame to host the Women’s Tour or one of the events Tour Series, which are also organised by Sweetspot.

There’s a clear correlation between hosting the men’s race and being able to host subsequent events.

In 2014 Hemel Hempstead was a stage finish town for the men’s tour, and then in 2015 it hosted the finish of the Women’s Tour – and of course this year it was the start location of the stage which finished in Cheltenham.

Aerial footage from ITV4's coverage of The Tour of Britain (Image: ITV4)

Last year Bath was a stage finish of the men’s race and this year it was the host for one of the 10 events in the Tour Series.

The Women’s Tour is s stage race like the men’s race, expect that it is held over five stages which are slightly shorter. Hosting a finish of that race would be a similar experience to Saturday, with the top women’s teams from across the world and the UK racing to Cheltenham.

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The Tour Series is a ‘league’ based on one-day city-centre circuit racing for British teams, with events for women being added for the first time this year.

The Tour of Britain stage being set up this morning in Cheltenham

Last year Bath hosted a sportive event and family rides, with the women’s race held over 45 minutes in the afternoon and the men racing for 75 minutes in the evening.

Tour of Britain stage 7 started in Hemel Hempstead and finishing in Cheltenham town centre after travelling through the Cotswolds. Crowds gathe rin Bourton-on-the-Water to see the tour pass through picture by Mikal Ludlow news 9-9-17

Alastair Grant commercial director of Sweetspot said that while there are no guarantees that Cheltenham could be awarded either event just because it hosted Saturday’s stage finish bother are ‘possible options’ for the town.

Would you like to see Cheltenham bidding to host one or other of the events?